New primary health care centre

The objectives of the measure are to expand multi-professionals primary health care units in Austria and to ensure easy decentralized access to services for the population, especially in rural areas. 

The investment consists of two major funding parts (in total EUR 100 million funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility): firstly, to invest in at least 45 new primary care units (Primärversorgungseinheiten/PVE) compared to January 2021 and secondly to finance different projects in existing primary health care settings with a focus on environmental and social sustainability, digital and spatial infrastructure and training opportunities. 

Targeted measures will be developed and implemented together with relevant stakeholders, such as the municipal association. When setting up new primary health care units (either in the form of centres or networks), environmental aspects shall also be considered. 

The implementation shall be completed by August 2026.